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GenCell Develops Electric Generator Based on Hydrogen Energy Technology

GenCell, an Israeli company, has developed an electric generator that uses hydrogen energy technology to generate clean power in place of using diesel fuel, a f…

Solar Technology

A Flaky Option Boosts Organic Solar Cells

An inexpensive material, made from tungsten disulfide flakes just a few atoms thick, has helped to improve the performance of organic solar cells1.

Solar Technology

Artificial Intelligence May Help Scientists Make Spray-on Solar Cells

Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize how consumers use energy.

Coal Power

Japan was Given a Second "Fossil of the Day" Satirical Award

Japan was given a second "Fossil of the Day" satirical award from an international conservation group Wednesday after the country's environment minister failed …

Clean Coal

Japan Faced a Barrage of Criticism Over its Continued Support for Coal

As a key United Nations conference on climate change in Madrid entered its final days, Japan faced a barrage of criticism over its continued support for coal fo…

Renewables Being on Track to Overtake Nuclear Power in France

A new study claims that renewables are on track to overtake nuclear power as the dominant energy source in France in the next decade.

Climate Policy

Germany’s Climate Policy Doesn’t Suit the EU

They all agree, but they won’t all agree to participate. The hypocritical deal on climate neutrality by 2050 reached at the EU summit demonstrates how isolated…

Nuclear Power Plant

Turkey' s First Nuclear is Going to Become a Reality by 2023: Will it Succeed?

Fingers crossed, the decades-long ambition to have Turkey’s first nuclear energy capability is finally to become a reality by 2023 thanks to the Mersin Akkuyu…

Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Liberia Nears Completion

Contractors constructing the gigantic electricity station at the regional Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Harrisburg, Liberia have been warned against failing …

New Technology

Estonian Scientists Use Silver for Next Generation of Solar Cells

Materials researchers at Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology partially substituted copper with silver in solar cells’ absorber material to improve the …

Coal Power

Natural Gas Surpasses Coal in Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, are on a steady decline, and carbon emissions from natural gas now surpass coal. The new data adds fuel to…

Exxon and Chevron Targeted by Climate-Activist Shareholder Group

The Dutch activist fund that has filed shareholder resolutions pressuring major oil companies in Europe to take action on climate change has set its sights on t…

Coal Mine

Social Transition and Why it Matters in Coal Mine Closure

Coal remains a significant contributor to the economies of the world, and backbone of many local communities, so simply closing coal mines can trigger a series …

Will the Midwest Take Advantage of the Emerging Hydrogen Economy?

California is a leader in the use of hydrogen fuel cells, but experts say they’re also well suited for the Midwest.

Thermal coal

A Negative Outlook on US Thermal Coal Markets in 2020

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack fr…